Magic Banana, it seems you are describing an I.T. worker setting up a computer and configuring free software applications for a client to use. I agree that free software provides work for I.T. staff, and that the developer could also make money by training people to use the software, writing books about the software, selling merchandise regarding the software (e.g. Midori cookies) etc. The question is whether these models are sustainable (e.g. can one earn enough money to feed ones family?).

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